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Did I miss the part where Congress declared war or is that passe?

• wmf 1y ago
  It's not a war, it's a limited engagement or whatever.
  • endemic 1y ago
    A “special operation”
    • sealeck 1y ago
      A "special military operation", perhaps?
• oceansky 1y ago
  Even Vietnam wasn't formally declared as a war. Last formal declaration was WWII.
  • soraminazuki 1y ago
    As I understand it, congress still authorized the use of force. Nowadays, the president effectively bypasses congress using the 2 decades old authorization for the use of force against the overly broad threat of "terror."
• goodluckchuck 1y ago
  A declaration of war is an invitation for the other side to attack. Rather than being a restraint against war, empowering Congress to declare war allows them to force a potentially unwilling president into war.
• deleted 1y ago
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